The Katherine Mansfield BBC Radio Collection

Synopsis

A landmark collection of BBC Radio productions of the works of Katherine Mansfield - plus bonus dramas and documentaryOne of the great Modernist authors, Katherine Mansfield was a short story virtuoso, redefining the genre with her subtle, powerfully perceptive tales. A prolific writer, she penned over 60 stories and several poetry collections before her death from TB in 1923, aged only 34.This outstanding collection opens with Radio 4's 2020 series And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield. It comprises dramatisations of 'Marriage a la Mode', 'Something Childish But Very Natural', 'Bliss', 'Daughters of the Late Colonel', 'The Garden Party', 'Ma Parker' and 'Her First Ball', all starring Hattie Morahan, as well as readings of 'The Stranger', 'Miss Brill', 'A Cup of Tea', Poison' and 'The Doll's House', narrated by Hugh Bonneville, Barbara Flynn, Hattie Morahan and Blake Ritson.Morven Christie reads Mansfield's newly-discovered early short story 'Little Episodes', and selected stories from her first collection In A German Pension - 'Germans at Meat and Frau Fischer', 'The Sister of the Baroness', 'The Modern Soul', 'The Advanced Lady' and 'Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding' - are dramatised with a cast including Claire Skinner, Eleanor Bron and Emma Cunniffe.Also included are eight of her lesser-known tales: 'A Dill Pickle' (read by Clare Corbett), 'Mr Reginald Peacock's Day' (read by Brian Gear), 'Sun and Moon' (read by Lin Sagovsky), 'Psychology' and 'Pictures' (read by Eileen Atkins), 'The Voyage' (read by Indira Varma), 'Honeymoon' (read by Emilia Fox) and 'The Fly' (read by Sam Dale). In addition, her evocative poem 'Winter Song' is read by Sir Derek Jacobi.Two original dramas explore moments in the life of the great author. Katie Hims' Luxembourg Gardens reimagines Katherine Mansfield's last day in Paris and stars Hattie Morahan, while Cherie Rogers' An Oddly Complete Understanding looks at Mansfield's friendship with Virginia Woolf and stars Rosalind Shanks and Penelope Wilton. The passionate correspondence between Katherine Mansfield and her husband John Middleton Murray is revealed in Darling Mouse, Precious Worm, read by Kerry Fox and Michael Maloney. And in Great Lives: Katherine Mansfield, Jacqueline Wilson assesses the impact of Mansfield's brilliant but tragically short career.Track listing:1. Bliss2. Something Childish But Very Natural3. Marriage a la Mode4. Daughters of the Late Colonel5. The Garden Party6. Life of Ma Parker7. Her First Ball8. The Stranger9. Miss Brill10. A Cup of Tea11. The Doll's House12. Poison13. Little Episode14. Germans at Meat and Frau Fischer15. The Sister of the Baroness16. The Modern Soul17. The Advanced Lady18. Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding19. Dill Pickle20. Mr Reginald Peacock's Day21. Sun and Moon22. Psychology23. Pictures24. The Voyage25. Honeymoon26. The Fly27. Winter Song28. Luxembourg Gardens by Katie Hims29. An Oddly Complete Understanding by Cherie Rogers30-34. Darling Mouse, Precious Worm - letter between Katherine Mansfield and John Middleton Murray35. Great Lives: Katherine Mansfield - with Jacqueline Wilson©2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd